On Monday, the BCCI has announced the much-awaited Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. are set for an all-important meeting on Monday. scheduled to be played in Australia from October 16 to November 13. Rohit Sharma will lead the squad as men in blue will be traveling with 4 stand-by players for the marque event.
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have made a comeback to the Indian team, having missed out on the Asia Cup with a side strain. Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the other two fast bowlers in the 15-member squad, along with the all-rounder Hardik Pandya. The squad was, however, missing all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who went through surgery last week after getting injured during the Asia Cup.
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R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Axar Patel are the specialist spinners, with the latter seeming to have replaced Jadeja in the squad. The batting line-up is along expected lines with captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik all included.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Reserve players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar
Standby players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 12, 2022
BCCI also finalized the T20I squads for the three-match series against Australia and South Africa. They have named 16-man squads for the upcoming home series in September-October. The announcement came minutes after India announced a 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, starting October 22.
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Pacers Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar, who was named as part of 4 standby players for the T20 World Cup, are part of the T20I series against South Africa and Australia.
India Squad for Australia T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
India squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
🚨 NEWS 🚨: India’s squads for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Australia & South Africa T20Is announced. #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #INDvAUS | #iNDvSA
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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 12, 2022
